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The greatest synth-pop artists of all time

177 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Depeche Mode

United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1980– · electronic
40.494
Why this number?
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2 Taylor Swift United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · pop 17.992
3 Pet Shop Boys United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1981– · synth-pop 16.767
4 Grimes Canada flagCanada · 1988– · synth-pop 14.014
5 Yello Switzerland flagSwitzerland · 1979– · electronic 11.989
6 Ladytron United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1999– · synth-pop 10.214
7 Sparks United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970– · synth-pop 9.995
8 Madonna United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958– · pop 8.725
9 New Order United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1980– · electronic 7.701
10 Lady Gaga United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1986– · pop 7.684
11 Jean‐Michel Jarre France flagFrance · 1948– · electronic 7.235
12 CHVRCHES United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2011– · synth-pop 6.918
13 a‐ha Norway flagNorway · 1983– · pop 5.885
14 Porter Robinson United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1992– · synth-pop 5.625
15 Lorde New Zealand flagNew Zealand · 1996– · indie pop 5.007
16 Kraftwerk Germany flagGermany · 1970– · electronic 4.874
17 Carly Rae Jepsen Canada flagCanada · 1985– · pop 4.623
18 Tears for Fears United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1981– · new wave 4.595
19 The Magnetic Fields United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1990– · indie pop 4.369
20 Gorillaz United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1999– · electronic 3.914
21 Yellow Magic Orchestra Japan flagJapan · 1978– · synth-pop 3.798
22 Britney Spears United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · pop 3.682
23 The Weeknd Canada flagCanada · 1990– · contemporary r&b 3.606
24 Dua Lipa United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1995– · dance-pop 3.567
25 Eurythmics United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1980–2005 · new wave 3.509
26 Katy Perry United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1984– · pop 3.213
27 The Cure United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1977– · new wave 3.114
28 Genesis United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1967–2022 · progressive rock 2.994
29 Duran Duran United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1978– · new wave 2.815
30 La Roux United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2006– · synth-pop 2.590
31 Halsey United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1994– · pop 2.543
32 Nine Inch Nails United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1988– · industrial 2.528
33 Peter Gabriel United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1950– · rock 2.515
34 The Killers United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · alternative rock 2.490
35 Annie Norway flagNorway · 1977– · electronic 2.240
36 The Postal Service United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · electronic 2.197
37 The 1975 United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2002– · pop rock 2.156
38 MGMT United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2002– · neo-psychedelia 2.146
39 Magdalena Bay United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2016– · synth-pop 2.012
40 Glass Animals United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2010– · electronic 1.962
41 Kylie Minogue Australia flagAustralia · 1968– · pop 1.849
42 AURORA Norway flagNorway · 1996– · art pop 1.781
43 Ulver Norway flagNorway · 1992– · black metal 1.773
44 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1977– · electronic 1.737
45 TR/ST Canada flagCanada · 2010– · electronic 1.720
46 Goldfrapp United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1999– · electronic 1.697
47 David Bowie United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1947–2016 · rock 1.679
48 Prince United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958–2016 · funk 1.657